Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China
The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
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Notable Quotes
"You have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up and they're bringing up things that won't happen."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"staff who were developing the systems were 'genuinely frightened' for the future of humanity."
— Jacob Coxon , Academic
"If Congress just races in and does some sort of emergency session to try to regulate AI, we will lose the race to China, and that is a threat to every single American."
— Mike Johnson , Politician
"the US should slow down 'the pace of development in order to protect the American people and ensure that AI is proceeding safely.'"
— Hakeem Jeffries , Politician
Key People
Dario Amodei is a co-founder of Anthropic.
Former AI advisor to President Trump.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
House minority leader who paid tribute to David Scott.
An AI researcher who previously worked at Anthropic and OpenAI.
Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House from Louisiana.
Chief executive officer of OpenAI.
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The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
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